The home health nurse identifies environmental hazards and personal practices of the 80-year-old woman that need to be modified to decrease the risk of falls, which are __________________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. brightly lit rooms.
b. pantry food at an accessible level.
c. colorful scatter rugs marking doorways and steps.
d. wearing comfortable laced tennis shoes.
e. attractive, low, magazine rack beside a chair.
ANS: C, E
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A nursing student is conducting a clinical conference and is describing the characteristics associated with milieu therapy. Which of the following statements, if made by the student, indi-cates an understanding of the focus of this form of therapy?
1. "Milieu therapy provides a cognitive approach to changing behavior." 2. "A living, learning, or working environment is the focus of milieu therapy." 3. "Milieu therapy provides a behavior modification approach type of therapy." 4. "A behavioral approach to changing behavior is the focus of milieu therapy."
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